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NOTES AND QUERIES. [io-s. V.JUNE i6,m.

John Cook or Coke, who was prosecuting counssl at the trial of Charles 1. 1 He was hange^, drawn, and quartered (together with Hugh Peters) at Charing Cross, 16 Oct., 1660, his wife being present. Who was she? He left one daughter, who married John Gun- thorpe, of Antigua.

H. ATHILL CRUTTWELL.

[Some references to Cook's legal career will be found in Mr. Firth's notice of him in the ' D.N.B.']

BUTLER OF TODERSTAFF. In Urswick parish church is a brass, probably taken from the floor of the chancel :

" Here lyeth the Body of Dorothy daughter of Alexander and Dorothy Butler of Toderstaff, who died at Bardsea Hall in the sixth yeare of her age. September 26th, 1687."

Is anything known of the Butlers or of Toderstaff? Bardsea Hall was then in the possession of the female De Bardesey line. Nicholas Bardesey died in 1586. He left his body to be " buryed in my parishe churche of Urswicke nighe to the place where the bodye of Anne Bardesey my wief was laid." The Hall came to his daughter Dorothy, wife of James Anderton, of Clayton-le- Woods. About 1720 Mary Anderton sold the Bardsea estate. Is it likely that little Dorothy Butler was a granddaughter or great- granddaughter of Dorothy Anderton, nde Bardesey? T. N". POSTLETHWAITE.

Urswick Vicarage, near Ulverston.

COL. A. R. DUNN. I am anxious to dis- cover the family crest and coat of arms of Col. A. R. Dunn. He served in the llth Hussars and 32nd Regiment, was awarded the Victoria Cross in the Crimea, and died during the Abyssinian campaign, 25 January, 1868. His father was J. H. Dunn, Esq., who in 1848 was residing at 22, Hertford Street, May fair. If any of your readers can give me this information, or refer me to living members of his family, I shall be very grateful.

M. G. DAUGLISH, Barrister-at-Law.

3, New Square, Lincoln's Inn.

ROBIN HOOD IN FRENCH. Quite recently I purchased a brochure entitled 'These de Litterature sur les Vicissitudes et les Transformations du Cycle populaire de Robin Hood,' published by the Academie de Paris in 1832. The author of the thesis is a certain Constant ^Itienne Alfred Edward Barry, "]5leve de 1'^cole Norrnale, licencie-es- lettres, aspirant au grade de docteur," from which I gather that he chose his subject as a thesis for his doctorate. But in his pre- fatory note he mentions inter alia a " recueil

Frangais celui de M. Loeve-Veimars, 3 ' which has supplied him with information. Who is this M. Loeve-Veimars ? and what has he written on Robin Hood ? With Dumas's 'Prince des Vpleurs ' I am well acquainted, but of M. Loeve-Veimars I am absolutely ignorant ; and as I am anxious to learn all all that can be learnt from continental sources, I apply to ' N. & Q.' for information. I may add that the brochure is valuable, though its author owns that the " recueil de Ritson (Ritson's ' Robin Hood '), 1'ouvrage le plus complet sur la matiere, est devenu si are, qu'apres de longues recherches,a Londres et a Bdimbourg, nous avons du renoncer a nous le procurer." This was a disadvantage.

J. B. McGovERN. St. Stephen's Rectory. C.-on-M., Manchester.

'PERCY FOLIO' IN "THE KING'S LIBRARY." Is "The King's Library" edition of the ' Percy Folio ' a facsimile of any of the original editions ? and if so, of which ?

In vol. ii. of this edition there is a song called 'I Live where I Love.' Who wrote it? When and where did the author live ?

Should not "love" in 1. 6 of verse 1 be live ?

What do 11. 1 and 2 of verse 3 mean ?

What does "nere the nere" mean in verse 4 ?

Does "delven" in 1. 830 of 'Merline' in vol. ii. mean buried alive ?

Where can I get a list of the authors of these works ? E. V. ANSON WILLETT.

68, Lauderdale Gardens, Hyndland, Glasgow.

'EMBLEMES D'ALCIAT.' I have a small book with this title, containing over two hundred illustrations, published "A Paris, 1574." Will any reader kindly give infor- mation as to whether the book is of any value ? It is in excellent condition.

WILLIAM DAVIES.

[Numerous editions of the ' Emblems' of Alciatus were published in Latin and French during the sixteenth century. Some of the early editions are valuable. Much depends on condition, binding, &c.]

BLUNDEN FAMILY. I shall be glad if some one can tell me if any relationship existed between Sir John Blunden, Bt, of Castle Blunden, co. Kilkenny, and John Blunden of Kilrnacoliver, in the same county. Both gentlemen lived at the close of the eighteenth century; the latter'swill was proved in 1811. (Major) OSBORNE GLYNN.

Abbotsfield, Wrexham, N. Wales.

SANTORIN AND ST. IRENE. It is stated in some guide-book that the name Santorin, the ancient Thera, the most southern of the